Meaning of “resource efficiency requirements”U.K.
2(1)“Resource efficiency requirements”, in relation to a product, means requirements which—
(a)are within sub-paragraph (2) or (3), and
(b)are relevant to the product’s impact on the natural environment.
(2)The requirements within this sub-paragraph are requirements relating to—
(a)aspects of the product’s design which affect its expected life;
(b)the availability or cost of component parts, tools, or anything else required to repair or maintain the product;
(c)whether the product can be upgraded, and the availability or cost of upgrades;
(d)any other matter relevant to repairing, maintaining, remanufacturing or otherwise prolonging the expected life of, the product;
(e)the ways in which the product can be disposed of at the end of its life (including whether and to what extent it can be recycled, and whether materials used in it can be extracted and reused or recycled).
(3)The requirements within this sub-paragraph are requirements relating to—
(a)the materials from which the product is manufactured;
(b)the techniques used in its manufacture;
(c)the resources consumed during its production or use;
(d)the pollutants (including greenhouse gases within the meaning of section 92 of the Climate Change Act 2008) released or emitted at any stage of the product’s production, use or disposal.
(4)Resource efficiency requirements may be specified by reference to standards prepared by a specified person.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 9.1.2022 for E.W.S., see s. 147(2)(c)
I2Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 28.2.2022 for N.I. by S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(e)